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Hello! We are back from our travels to Chicago! I’ll post on that soon. For today though, I had to post some pictures from the Oktober Fest we went to with friends Lori and Josh at the park across the street from our house on Saturday a few weeks ago.
We strolled around the craft booths and ate bratwurst, beer (soda for me) and German potato salad. Then we went into the pumpkin patch they had there! We declined to get a pumpkin but totally took some photos WITH the pumpkins. I think they turned out really cute.
Lori and Josh
I have to believe that people outside of NYC are not as bold with their comments and thoughts on my baby. You would not believe some of the things people have said to me. While at a yard sale a few weeks ago in my neighborhood, a stranger was commenting on Alice’s pretty, unique eyes. I enjoyed the compliment until that MAN then said, “She has some sexy eyes.” WHAT?!!? She is 4 months old…..no baby has sexy anything. I quickly scooted my stroller ass out of there and away from the weird man.
Then the other day while Alice and I were shopping at the Old Navy down the street, an older woman told me that my baby looked sad in her stroller. I said, “Well, she did have her vaccinations today, so maybe she is not feeling her best…” but then Alice started smiling at her so I said “See, she’s a happy baby!” Then the lady looked at Alice again and told me “No, look in her eyes. She is crying on the inside” at which point I began ignoring her and returning to my bargain hunting. Babies are not capable of expressing one emotion on the outside and a completely opposite emotion on the inside.
I have a other stories like these, you would not believe. Where do these people come from?
Fall is here. It is getting colder, and I am starting to worry what Alice and I are going to do during the day when it gets much, much colder and we can’t take walks in the stroller or go to the park any more! I guess we’ll join the play group in the basement of the Catholic church down the street. Sounds like fun.
Colder weather means dressing Jelly Bean in warmer clothes. This would be fun ( I love a good fashion show) but Alice does NOT like to be put in jackets or have hats placed over her head! Last Thursday we almost didn’t make it to our veggie pick-up because Alice had a complete meltdown when I was trying to put her in her new pale yellow, French sailing windbreaker that I picked up at a yard sale a few weeks ago. We had to walk five blocks with me holding a craying baby in one arm and pushing the stroller with the other. Well that jacket is going to be now sold to the consignment shop. Sigh. Thankfully, I found a soft, stretchy hooded sweater there that she doesn’t seem to mind too much. And I also picked up a purple-hooded elf jacket.
Hello Cool Breezes!
I Am as Crisp as an Autumn Afternoon
Yawn!
Alice has also started teething!
Don’t know where I would fit these in a blog post so here you go–
At least the teething isn’t upsetting her too much. What a cutie.
Also have to give a shot out to Babylegs, the makers of baby legwarmers, which I thought were ridiculous at first but now I can really appreciate not having to take off a pair of pants to change a diaper.
OMG those are some cute legs!
Bye-bye! Time to play again!
